Grain-conveyer.



No. 649,365. Patented May 8, 1900. C. A. SCOTT.

GRAIN CUNVEYER.

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CHARLES ADELBERT SCOTT, OF BROUGIITON, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-CONVEYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,365, dated May8,1900.

Application filed November 23, 1899. Serial No. 738,027. (No model.)

To (all whom, it Ill/Q7] concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES ADELBERT SCOTT, of Broughton township, inthe county of Livingston and State of Illinois, (my postoffice beingKelnpton, in the county of Ford, in said State,) have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Grain-Oonveyers, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of myinvention is to provide an apparatus for conveying grainfrom one point to another, and it is especially designed for conveyinggrain from an elevator to cribs or bins located at different points in abuilding and discharging the grain into any bin as desired.

The invention consists in certain details of construction andarrangements of the parts, which Ishall first describe and thenparticularly point out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which like characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a building with myimproved conveyer suspended therein. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal verticalsection of the conveyer. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the entire apparatus,the storehouse being shown in horizontal section. Fig. 4 is a transversesection of the conveyer. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of themeeting ends of two sections of the conveyer-bed. Fig. 6 is a side viewof the front section of the conveyer arranged to discharge the grain toa bin near the front of the storehouse, and Fig. 7 is a detaillongitudinal section of a portion of the conveyer-bed.

The grain to be conveyed is delivered by means of a derrick A anddumping-car B or any other suitable apparatus into the lower end of theelevator O, which comprises-a bed G, lower and upper rollers C and Orespectively, and buckets or slats 0 carried by sprocket chains C passedover sprocketwheels C on the shafts of the rollers O and C In order tooperate the elevator O, I prefcrably employ a horse-power D of anypreferred construction, whose driving-shaft D is operatively connectedby band-wheel D and band D with a similar wheel D on one end of theshaft of the roller 0 From the upper end of the elevator G the andhaving their abutting sides detachably connected together by bolts orthe like, as shown. Each section of the conveyer-bed is formed ofparallel side pieces E and a bottom piece E while the rear end section Ehas its bottom terminating about midway of its length, whereby to leavea discharge-opening E and at the rear end of this section is located across-piece E.

Sprocket-chains F, carrying between them slats or plates F, are adaptedto pass over the bed of the conveyer by being passed aroundsprocket-wheels F on the shaft F which is mounted at the feed end of thesection E, and around sprocket-wheels F on the shaft F which isdetachably held in the bearings F on the rear section E of theconveyer-bed. The endless feeder thus formed is driven by means of achain G, passing around a sprocket-wheel G on the end of the shaft ofroller 0 and over a like wheel on the shaft F so that when the elevatoris operated by the horse-power the conveyer is operated simultaneously.

The conveyor is hung from the rafters of the building by means of chainsH, to which are attached hangers H, secured to each section of theconveyer-bed, and a chute I is supported by any suitable means adjacentto the discharge-opening E whereby when the grain is fed along theconveyer-bed and discharged through said opening it may be received by abin located below the chute.

In order to keep the chains from sagging and vibrating, I employ aguide-box K, supported below the bed of the conveyer by hangers K,through which box the lower lap of the endless conveyer passes.

I make my conveyer-bed in detachable sections, so that when it isdesired to fill a crib or bin for which the complete conveyer-bed is toolong one or more intermediate sections may be taken out and theremaining sections connected together again, and when it is desired tofill a bin so near the front door of the storehouse that only the frontsection E of the conveyer-bed is neoessaryI dispense with the othersections for the time being and re move the detachable shaft F from itsbearings F, take out a sufficient number of links and their attachedslat-s from the sprocketchains, and place the said shaft F inbearingbrackets L. As shown in Fig. 5, these bearing-brackets are in theform of plates L, pivoted by studs L to each side of the section E,provided with recesses or bearings L for --the shaft and formed withapertures L ,adapted to receive a stud L on the side of the section whenthe shaft has been put in place and the plates turned up into horizontalposition, as shown in Fig. 6.

If desired, the conveyer-bed may be left intact and the grain deliveredto any bin by means of trap-doors M, of which there is one for eachsection, said doors fitting in the bot tom of the sections and preventedfrom falling downward when not in use by cleats M. Each door is beveled,as shown, at its front and rear edges in the direction of propulsion ofthe conveyer, so that the slats or plates and chains of the conveyerwill not catch to receive the detachable shaft when said section is usedalone, as set forth.

2. The herein-described apparatus for conveying grain or the like,comprising a bed constructed of end and intermediate sections separablyconnected together, driving-shafts on said bed and one of which isdetachable, an endless conveyer propelled by said shafts, a guide=boxfor the lower lap of said endless conveyer, and verticallymovablebearingbrackets attached to the front end section of the bed, as and forthe purpose set forth.

3. The herein-described apparatus for con veying grain or the like,consisting of a con veyer-bed constructed in end sections and intermediate sections placed end to end, and having angle-braces securedpermanently to adjacent ends with their abutting arms detachably securedtogether, the rear end section having its bottom terminating between itsends whereby to leave a discharge-opening and having a drive shaftdetachably mounted therein, the front end section being also providedwith a drive-shaft, an endless conveyer operated by said shafts, and avertically-movable bearing-bracket pivoted between its ends to each sideofv the front end section at the rear thereof and having an ap erture atone end to receive a stud to hold it in upper position and a recess atits other end whereby to receive the detachable shaft when theintermediate sections and the rear end section are dispensed with, asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES ADELBERT SCOTT.

Witnesses:

E. COOK, OHAs. DEMoss.

